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The Memory Bank
by Carolyn Coman
I only have the ARC, so I have not seen the final art of this book. Which is a shame and a problem with the ARC, as half the story is told through the art, and it is hard to follow as a result. What is there looks very promising, and I like that as a reader you don't quite know if what you are seeing in illustrations is really happening or in Hope's dreams.
I like the concept of this book, and I like that it hearkens back to Roald Dahl. However, if you are going to consciously do this kind of book, you have to remember that Dahl was fairly mean and nasty to his characters. This book is simply too nice for its storyline.
Given all that, I can't really say if I would recommend it or not. There are certainly things I like about it, and that will be memorable, but the ARC is too hard to judge.
For grades 3-6.
I like the concept of this book, and I like that it hearkens back to Roald Dahl. However, if you are going to consciously do this kind of book, you have to remember that Dahl was fairly mean and nasty to his characters. This book is simply too nice for its storyline.
Given all that, I can't really say if I would recommend it or not. There are certainly things I like about it, and that will be memorable, but the ARC is too hard to judge.
For grades 3-6.